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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL W. MAHAR, OF NATIONAL MILITARY HOME, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OFTHREE-FOURTHS TO JOHN M. PATTERSON, OF WINDFALL, INDIANA.

POCKET-BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 275,780, dated April10, 1883.

Application filed October 9, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL W. MAHAR, of National Military Home, in thecounty of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Pocket- Books; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a combined glove and porle-monnaie; and thenovelty consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, as willbe more fully hereinafter set forth,and specifically pointed out in theclaims.

The object of the invention is to provide such a useful combination ofglove and portemonnaie as shall not only allow the wearergenerally alady-to make change without removing her glove, but also prevent theloss of the book through forgetfuluess. The book is ordinarily appliedto theleft glove, and for that purpose the glove is formed with a loopin the palm and the book with a snap-hook and keeper. This allows itsready placement or removal, and allows either the glove or book to beused separately when desired, the loop in the glove and the hook andkeeper being scarcely noticeable.

The invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whichform a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a sectionof the securing device; Fig. 2, a face view of the glove and back viewof the book, and Fig. 3 a face view of the book.

The book is preferably composed of a body and lid, and I will sodescribe it; but it is evident that the general form may be changed atwill without affecting the merits of the invention.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar letters of referenceindicate like parts in all the figures, A represents an ordinary glove,secured in the palm of the left one of which is a loop, a. The positionand quality of this loop are such that it does not disfigure the glovematerially should the pocket-book not be worn.

The pocket-book or porte-monnaie B is composed of a body or box, B, anda hinged cover or lid, B the interior being divided and subdivided intoas many compartments for 5 stamps, tickets, niemoranda-leaves,bank-bills, and specie as may be desired. The lid B may be locked in aclosed condition by a button or snap, b, or other convenient means. In arecess, 0, in the back of the body B is secured a spring-hook, O, theinherent spring force of which holds the said hook in contact with asliding keeper, 0, which works in guides c in the recess 0.

To attach the book to the glove, it is only 6; necessary to overcome thespring force of 0 until the keeper 0 is released, then pass the loop aover the hook and replace the keeper, when the book is secured to theglove of the left hand, with the cover and contents in handy reach formanipulation by the free right hand.

Upon the face of the cover or lid B is a lug, d, upon either side ofwhich is arranged a loop or elastic strap, d. This portion of the deviceis designed for the accommodation of car-tickets or the like, the endsof which being secured under the loops and the centers projected andbulged in such a manner that the finger and thumb of the right hand,pressed upon opposite sides of the lug, may remove the tickets one at atime, as called for.

Modifications may be made in details of construction without departingfrom the principle or sacrificing the advantages of my invention. 3 Theessential features will be readily understood.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is-

1. The combination of the glove A, having loop a, with the porte-monnaieB, having recess 0 c, spring-hook G, and keeper 0, as and for thepurposes specified.

2. The pocket-book having the lug d and holding-loops d 61, secured uponthe face, and having recess 0 c, spring-hook O, and keeper 0, adapted toreceive and hold the loop a in the palm of a glove, substantially as andfor the purpose shown and set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL W. MAHAR.

Witnesses HAMILTON (JUsHrNG, WILLIAM OARGE.

